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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a novel by Junot Díaz that was published in 2007
. The novel traces the life of a nerdy Dominican-American named Oscar de León, who is haunted by a family curse. The novel also explores the lives of Oscar’s mother and sister, as well as the history of the de León family. Set against the backdrop of the Dominican Republic’s political turmoil, the novel navigates themes of love, identity, and the quest for self-acceptance. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008. In 2024, it was ranked 11th on the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list by the New York Times.Explore the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Yunior, and explanations of important quotes from The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
